october
CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 46% of tracked projects; popularity more than 80%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 11k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v4.4.0 · 30 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | ⊘ Proprietary |
| Built with | PHP |
Is october actively maintained?
october is under active development: 231 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 38 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 107% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v4.4.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 48 projects we track in Content Management Systems (CMS), october ranks #10 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What october actually does
October is a content management system built on top of the Laravel PHP framework. It provides a structured environment for building websites and web applications using standard PHP development patterns.
Best fit: Developers who already use Laravel and want a content management layer structured around its ecosystem.
Worth knowing: The software uses a proprietary licence, which may impose restrictions on commercial use or redistribution depending on the specific terms set by the authors.
Deployment notes
You will typically need a standard LEMP or LAMP stack with a relational database like MySQL or PostgreSQL, alongside persistent storage for user-uploaded assets.
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